The 109th Holds The Line - The Matrix Games version of West Front

[Version 1.0, Best played H2H] This scenario covers the first hours of the Ardennes offensive in the sector defended by the 109th Regiment of the 28th US ID. After the German artillery barrage early in the morning of 16 December 1944 the assault companies of the 915th and 916th Regiments of the 352. Volksgrenadier Division jumped off to cross the river Our in the darkness and thick fog. The objectives of both regiments for the first day were the heights west of the Our and pushing ahead along the Sauer towards Diekirch and Ettelbr�ck. While the attack of the assault companies was in progress, bridges would be constructed in Gentingen and Ammeldingen by 352. Engineer battalion. GR 915 attacked quickly and on the evening of the first day of the offensive they had reached the wooded area north of Bastendorf. For GR 916 events developed more dramatically. They were pinned down on the river bank by well directed US artillery fire of the 107th and 108th FA Regiments, as well as under heavy MG fire as they tried to climb the heights and cross the fields of the "Hoesdorf plateau". It was only after GR 915 started to threaten the positions of the US artillery on December 18 that GR 916 found the opportunity to move forward. By that time GR 914 that had been in reserve, also joined the battle forcing the 109th Regiment to evacuate Diekirch on December 20. [This scenario is dedicated to the memory of Jim Puff, who helped me research this battle and who encouraged and advised me so much during my early days in scenario designing]